MCZ Ichthyology 13617

Cottus franklinii Agassiz, 1850

Syntype of Cottus franklini

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2004-03-01

North America: United States | Lake Superior

Current Identification
Cottus franklinii Agassiz, 1850
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Perciformes Cottoidei Cottidae
Determiner: Karsten E. Hartellinked data icon
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Hartel_KE/2000]

Agassiz 1850, Syntype of Cottus franklini Agassizi, 1850 doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.1827 linked data icon
Number not cited, but most probably one of the Agassiz specimens based on date and locality and ID.
Media type: text; Agassiz 1850 Description: Book about Lake Superior;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Agassiz 1850 Description: Book about Lake Superior

  • field number: LAKESUPERIOR
  • group number: 445
  • previous number: 1078

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: Muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-12-12
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-12-07   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 2 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-12-12
standard length 53-65 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

  • None

  • possible syntypes based on locality, name on label, and date of collection (1848) which surely L. Agassiz.

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7012149 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Lake Superior
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Lake Superior
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: F]
  • Georeference:
  • 47.6398420°, -88.114992° (Error radius: 341870m) By: Emily Blank on 2020-03-24 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2004-03-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • LAKESUPERIOR
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology 13601;  13602;  13603;  13604;  13605;  13606;  13607;  13608;  13609;  13610;  13611;  13612;  13613;  13614;  13615;  13616;  13617;  13618;  13619;  13620;  13621;  13622;  13623;  13624;  13625 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 012001-018000, pg.65;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:13601 Cottus sp. to MCZ:Ich:13625 Cottu...

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